Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte on Sunday April 24 will be live and ad-free only on Stan Event. The fight can be purchased by Stan customers for $60. The ring walks for the main event are expected at 6.45am AEST with the first round bell no later than 7.10am
Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury have spent plenty of time together. Enough to know each other’s tendencies inside and outside the ring.
Ahead of the all-British heavyweight title bout in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley on Sunday AEST, the WBC champion acknowledged he and the Brixton fighter know each other well from their days of sparring.
Whyte helped Fury prepare for a bout with David Haye in 2013 that never eventuated, and talk over the years has bubbled about how the session went with both fighters offering differing versions.
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The two came face-to-face at a press conference in London in a largely jovial affair with Fury playing down who dominated their practice sessions in the ring.
“Dillian came in and did his job along with the rest of the guys,” Fury said.
“He was there, helping me, prepare for a fight. It’s not about whether he beat me up in a spar or I beat him up in a spar, we were there working together and we were good friends.
“We went out for a drink together, we ate together, we slept together…”
The crowd in attendance shared a laugh as a bemused Whyte responded: ‘We didn’t sleep together bro! We slept in a similar surrounding but not together bro!”
Fury: ‘I’m sorry man! Look every person I bring into my training camp, I treat with respect. I look after them like they are one of my own family.”
While both men were diplomatic during the press conference, their tones were quite different during past interviews about the scraps in sparring.
During an interview in 2020, Whyte said he “dropped” Fury numerous times.
“He was getting ready to fight David Haye and his trainer at the time was trying to get him to walk me down and pressure me like he would Haye,” Whyte said.
“He was frustrated that day because I kept hitting him, countering him and dropping him.
“I dropped him twice that day. So he was just frustrated and he was sobbing.”
Fury told BT Sport: “I’ve sparred Dillian Whyte many, many times.
“And every single time I used him as a punching bag.
“There were times when he couldn’t defend himself and there was a time where we had to stop the sparring and Hughie had to spar him, my cousin Hughie instead.
“Hughie was about 18 at the time and he used to batter him.
“All these stories of him knocking me down 25 times in sparring – highly unlikely anyone believes that rubbish.”
Fury added: “There’s no substance to it, knocking me down umpteen times and all that.
“Just say he did knock me down eight times in sparring, we all know sparring ain’t fighting, is it?
“How many times have you seen people in the gym get absolutely busted up and then on fight night they boxed like Sugar Ray Leonard?
“Sometimes you don’t have good days in the gym, bad days whatever, but sparring ain’t fighting.
“And just for the record, he never knocked me down once. I’ve never been knocked down in a spar, ever.”
Whyte challenges for a world title for the first time on Sunday AEST with Fury seeking to make a second successful defence of his WBC strap. Here are the details for fans in Australia.
When is Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte?
The all British affair will take place Sunday, April 24, with the broadcast of the main card starting at 4am AEST.
What time is Fury vs. Whyte in Australia?
Fury and Whyte will make their ring walks at 6.45am AEST with the main event is tipped to get underway at around 7.10am AEST.
How to watch, live stream Fury vs. Whyte
Stan has exclusive rights to broadcast the fight in Australia.
The streaming service launched Stan Event with the Sonny Bill Williams vs. Barry Hall fight night in Sydney in March.
To purchase the event, fans will need an existing Stan account. Sign up for a free 30-day Stan trial here.
From there, subscribers can order Fury vs Whyte.
Fury vs. Whyte PPV price: How much does it cost?
The pay-per-view price for Fury vs. Whyte has been set at $60.
Fury vs. Whyte betting odds
Whyte is the $5.50 underdog in the fight, while Fury is the short-priced $1.15 favourite, as quoted by Palmerbet. A draw is priced at $26.
Tale of the tape
Tyson Fury
- Name: Tyson Fury
- Nationality: British
- Born: Aug. 12, 1988
- Height: 206cm
- Reach: 216cm
- Total fights: 32
- Record: 31-0-1 with 22 wins via knockout
Dillian Whyte
- Name: Dillian Whyte
- Nationality: British
- Born: April 11, 1988
- Height: 193cm
- Reach: 198cm
- Total fights: 30
- Record: 28-2 with 19 wins via knockout
FIGHT CARD
Subject to change
- Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder (WBC heavyweight championship)
- Anthony Cacace vs. Jonatan Romero (super-featherweight)
- Tommy Fury vs. Daniel Bocianski (light-heavyweight)
- Isaac Lowe vs. Nick Ball (featherweight)
- David Adeleye vs. Chris Healey (heavyweight)
- Kurt Walker vs. Stefan Nicolae (super-featherweight)
- Karol Itauma vs. Michal Ciach (light-heavyweight)
- Royston Barney-Smith vs. Jahfieus Faure (super-featherweight)
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